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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, May 16th, 1:20am PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° --- Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 6 sec 67° --- --- 73.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 100° 77.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 43° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.9 ft 7 sec 58° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 58° --- --- 76.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 182° --- --- 78.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 134° --- --- 78.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 9 sec 81° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec 172° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 50° --- SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 78.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.6 ft 9 sec 72° --- --- 84.6 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 84.0 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.9 ft 7 sec 69° --- --- 86.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 8 sec 66° --- --- 84.4 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   6.9 ft 7 sec 80° --- --- 84.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 10 sec 95° --- --- 84.6 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli NNE (20°) 4-11 kt 9:25 pm  Thu 5/15 Common Ground ESE (120°) 2-5 kt 9:25 pm  Thu 5/15 Moloaa Dairy ESE (110°) 3-10 kt 8:45 pm  Thu 5/15 Hanamaulu NNW (340°) 2-4 kt 9:25 pm  Thu 5/15 Lihue ENE (70°) 14 kt 9:00 pm  Thu 5/15 Nawiliwili Nos NE (50°) 11-14 kt 9:24 pm  Thu 5/15 Poipu ENE (70°) 6-14 kt 9:00 pm  Thu 5/15 Lawai Ntbg E (90°) 6-12 kt 9:25 pm  Thu 5/15 Port Allen E (80°) 13-18 kt 9:00 pm  Thu 5/15 Makaha Ridge E (80°) 1-8 kt 9:11 pm  Thu 5/15 Mana E (90°) 1-4 kt 9:34 pm  Thu 5/15 Barking Sands SSE (160°) 3 kt 9:00 pm  Thu 5/15 Puu Lua E (80°) 5-11 kt 9:35 pm  Thu 5/15 Puu Opae E (100°) 5-15 kt 9:34 pm  Thu 5/15 Waimea Heights Calm 9:35 pm  Thu 5/15 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 160114 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 313 PM HST Thu May 15 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 313 PM HST Thu May 15 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Fresh to locally strong easterly trades will continue for the next several days as a surface ridge lingers far northeast of the state. Kauai Northwest Waters- 314 PM HST Thu May 15 2025 TONIGHT East winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening. SATURDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the day. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Kauai Windward Waters- 314 PM HST Thu May 15 2025 TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Scattered showers. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds to 20 knots, easing to 15 knots after midnight. Seas to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening. SATURDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 10 seconds. Scattered showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds to 15 knots. Seas to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the morning. SUNDAY NIGHT East winds to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. MONDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers through the night, then scattered showers after midnight. TUESDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers through the day. Kauai Leeward Waters- 314 PM HST Thu May 15 2025 TONIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. Hazy after midnight. SATURDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers in the morning. Isolated showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. Scattered showers after midnight. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. In the Kaulakahi Channel, east northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers through the night. Scattered showers through the day. Kauai Channel- 314 PM HST Thu May 15 2025 TONIGHT East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. FRIDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. FRIDAY NIGHT East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers, mainly in the evening. SATURDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy in the morning. Scattered showers. SATURDAY NIGHT East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. SUNDAY East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. SUNDAY NIGHT East northeast winds to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Isolated showers. MONDAY East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers. TUESDAY East northeast winds to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers, then scattered showers after midnight. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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